These Southern Barbecue Baked Beans are an easy and classic Southern side dish. This simple preparation is a throwback to how my Grandmother’s prepared their baked beans with a few ingredient twists. Perfectly seasoned and flavored with bacon these beefy beans are practically a meal in themselves. The ideal side dish for barbecue, family cookouts or picnics with friends.

Easy Southern Barbecue Baked Beans Recipe

Bacon flavors these beans beautifully, naturally. The bacon may be added to the beans prior to baking or you can lay the raw bacon strips on top before baking. The bacon strips placed on top of the beans is how my Mom and Gramma’s made them for every family and church potluck I ever attended. The purpose of bacon is always to add smoke and a kicked-up layer of flavor. Either way you choose to use it, bacon is a must! You’ll likely find some version of baked beans at any Summer cookout or barbecue but, at our house, it’s an anytime dish. These beefy baked beans could be served as a meal in itself, when served over a hot buttered corn bread or corn muffins for a true taste of the South in your mouth.

How to Make the Best Southern Barbecue Baked Beans Recipe

Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Southern Style Barbecue Baked Beans: Lean ground beef, center cut or thick cut bacon, diced onion and green bell pepper, two can prepared hickory flavored baked beans, barbecue sauce, one can Rotel tomatoes and green chiles, salt and black pepper, barbecue seasoning, light brown sugar, worcestershire sauce and whole grain mustard.
Kitchen tools you’ll need: A large oven safe 12 inch skillet (Or skillet plus a baking dish to transfer the beans for baking), measuring cups and spoons, sharp knife and cutting board, large spoon for stirring.
The tomatoes used in this recipe are called Chili Fixins’. They are already seasoned for chili which adds to the flavor of the baked beans overall. If you’re unable to find them, you could use a different brand or use classic Rotel tomatoes instead.
You can use chorizo, ground turkey, ground chicken or ground pork in this recipe in the same amount as the ground beef called for in the recipe.
You can fully assemble these barbecue baked beans one day in advance then bake just before serving.
Store baked beans chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in single servings in the microwave or in a 350°F oven in a baking dish just until heated through.

More Easy Beans Recipes to Make

Other baked bean variations you may like to try:

Slow Cooked Pork Ribs and Barbecue Beans is a one dish meal.
Root Beer Baked Beans are another flavor twist perfect for your next backyard soiree.
Crockpot Barbecue Pork and Beans is a made from scratch recipe.
Easy Refried Beans are packed with flavor making them ideal for your next homemade fiesta.
My Pinto Beans recipe isn’t like Momma’s. They include seasonings that elevate the flavor.
Classic Chili with Beans will warm you up from the inside out.
Crock Pot Bacon Baked Beans from Recipes that Crock.

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